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Francesco Visini

Born: February 3, 1977, Chieti (IT).
Current position: Researcher (project-based) at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Tettonofisica e Vulcanologia, Rome, Italy.

Qualifications: Apr. 2008 Ph.D. degree in “Geologia ed evoluzione della litosfera” from the University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti.

Experience: The research carried out by Francesco Visini over the years has focused mainly on the contribution of structural geology and regional tectonics in the identification and parameterization of seismogenic potential of active faults for seismic hazard studies. In his research Francesco Visini concentrates most on parameterizing seismogenically active faults for seismic hazard purposes. In the frame of this topic he joined structural-geology fieldwork with laboratory investigations and data analysis. An important part of the studies is defining a reliable method to evaluate recurrence time of moderate-to large earthquakes starting from fault geometry and slip-rates.

Since 2012 he is a researcher at the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), Rome, Italy.

Francesco Visini was involved in several national and international projects:

2012-1015, Project MIUR-FIRB ABRUZZO, coordinatore Dr. Gianluca Valensise

2012, Constraining OBservations into Seismic hazard (COBAS)”, coordinator Laura Peruzza (project S2), supported by the Italian Civil Protection (DPC) and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV);

2012-2013, Earthquake hazard from 36-Cl exposure dating of elapsed time and Coulomb stress transfer, NERC-Grant 2012-13 UCL-London (Project Partner);

2010- 2011, Earthquakes for Kids E4K: I terremoti spiegati ai ragazzi, supported by the Italian Minister of University and Research (MIUR);

2008- 2009, Development of a dynamical model for seismic hazard assessment at national scale (project S2), supported by the Italian Civil Protection (DPC) and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV);


2005- 2007, Seismogenic potential evaluation and major earthquakes probability in Italy (project S2), supported by the Italian Civil Protection (DPC) and Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV);

2005- 2006, Study on the seismic hazard of the Abruzzo Region, Co-operation between the Earth Sciences Department of the University “G. d’Annunzio” and the Abruzzo Region;

2002-2003, Seimotectonic analysis aimed to definition of design earthquakes for seismic microzoning of the Celano municipality, co-operation between the Earth Sciences Department of the University “G. d’Annunzio” and the Celano municipality.

Peer-reviewed papers:

1. 
   Cowie P.A., Roberts G.P., Bull J.M., Visini F. (2012). Relationships between fault geometry, slip rate variability and earthquake recurrence in extensional settings. Geophysical Journal International, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05378.x.
   
2. 
   Visini F. (2012). Seismic crustal deformation in Southern Apennines of Italy. Italian Journal of Geosciences, doi: 10.3301/IJG.2011.31
   
3. 
   de Nardis R., Garbin M., Lavecchia G., Pace B., Peruzza L., Priolo E., Romanelli M., Romano M. A., Visini F., Vuan A. (2011). A temporary seismic monitoring of the Sulmona area (Abruzzo, Italy) for seismotectonic purposes. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, doi 10.4430/bgta0026
   
4. 
   Pace B., Albarello D., Boncio P., Dolce M., Galli P., Messina P., Peruzza L., Sabetta F., Sanò T., Visini F. (2011). Predicted Ground Motion after the L'Aquila 2009 earthquake (Italy, Mw6.3): input spectra for Seismic Microzoning. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, doi 10.1007/s10518-010-9238- y
   
5. 
   Peruzza L., Pace B., Visini F. (2011). Fault-based earthquake rupture forecast in Central Italy: remarks after the L’Aquila Mw 6.3 event. Bulletin of Seismological Society of America, 101(1), 404- 412.
   
6. 
   Pace B., Peruzza L., Visini F. (2010). LASSCI2009.2: Layered Earthquake Rupture Forecast model for central Italy submitted to CSEP project. Annals of Geophysics, 53(3), 85-97, 10.4401/ag-4847.
   
7. 
   Visini F., De Nardis R., Lavecchia G. (2010). Rates of active compressional deformation in central Italy and Sicily: evaluation of the seismic budget. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 99 (1), 243- 264, doi: 10.1007/s00531-009-0473-x
   
8. 
   Boncio P., Tinari D.P., Lavecchia G., Visini F., Milana G. (2009). The instrumental seismicity of the Abruzzo Region in Central Italy (1981-2003): Seismotectonic Implications. Italian Journal of Geosciences, 128 (2), 367-380,
   
9. 
   Visini F., De Nardis R., Barbano M. S., Lavecchia G. (2009). Testing the seismogenic sources of the January 11th 1693 Sicilian earthquake: insights from macroseismic field simulations. Italian Journal of Geosciences, 128, 147-156
   
10. 
    Pace B., Boncio P., Brozzetti F., Lavecchia G., Visini F. (2008). From regional seismic hazard to "scenario earthquakes" for seismic microzoning: A new methodological tool for the Celano Project. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 28, 866-874
    
11. 
    Lavecchia G., De Nardis R., Visini F., Ferrarini F., Barbano M.S. (2007). Seismogenic evidence of ongoing compression in eastern-central Italy and mainland Sicily: a comparison. Italian Journal of Geosciences, 126, 209-222
    
12. 
    Lavecchia G., Ferrarini F., De Nardis R., Visini F., Barbano M.S. (2007). Active thrusting as a possible seismogenic source in Sicily (southern Italy): some insights from integrated structural- kinematic and seismological data. Tectonophysics, 3-4, 145-167 doi10.1016/j.tecto.2007.07.00
    

Recent conference proceedings:

Visini F., Meletti C., D’Amico V. (2012) Impatto delle incertezze epistemiche del modello di sorgenti sulla valutazione della pericolosità sismica. AIQUA Meeting, May 2013. Napoli (IT);

Pace B., Visini F. (2011). Insights on earthquake forecasting key-parameters using a simple earthquake simulator. GIGS meeting, Jun 2011, Cagliari (IT). Rendiconti della Società Geologica Italiana, 15, 89-91

Peruzza L., Pace B., Visini F., Boncio P. (2009) - Fault-based earthquake rupture forecast in Central Italy: lessons learned with the L’Aquila Mw 6.3 event. San Francisco, USA - AGU meeting, Dec (2009).

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